Ahead of elections, abuse of laws crippling Maldives’ nascent democracy says rights group Published at 27.08.2018 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference criminal defamation enforced disappearance protest restrictive law Read more
Ecuador officially joins the Open Government Partnership Published at 23.08.2018 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups extractive industries environmental rights positive CS development Read more
Refugee protests against companies providing services on Manus Published at 22.08.2018 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship refugees and migrants protest internet restriction Read more
Government of Liberia Suspends Media Licences Published at 21.08.2018 Country Liberia Category Latest Developments Tags: bureaucratic restriction censorship criminal defamation positive CS development youth prevention of protest protest Read more
Civil society: no amnesty for war crimes or crimes against humanity during 2010-2011 crisis Published at 14.08.2018 Country Côte d'Ivoire Category Latest Developments Tags: non state actors Read more
Slow progress on human rights reforms as new government approaches 100-day mark Published at 10.08.2018 Country Malaysia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI intimidation positive CS development criminal defamation restrictive law censorship land rights Read more
UN Special Rapporteur: anti-terror bill "falls short" of UK's rights obligations Published at 09.08.2018 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: youth surveillance protest extractive industries restrictive law bureaucratic restriction access to info. law protestor(s) detained environmental rights Read more
Government removes criminal sanctions from "Holocaust Law" Published at 08.08.2018 Country Poland Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development protest Read more
Criminalisation of free speech creating chilling effect, as elections draws near Published at 08.08.2018 Country Fiji Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI negative court ruling labour rights restrictive law Read more
Opposition voices muzzled, as activists are arrested Published at 06.08.2018 Country Zambia Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation internet restriction censorship violent protest restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained protest disruption labour rights protest time,place restrictions Read more
"Stop Soros" laws followed by restrictive new protest law Published at 01.08.2018 Country Hungary Category Latest Developments Tags: non state actors protest public vilification refugees and migrants political interference restrictive law surveillance Read more
Human Rights Defender barred from entering Botswana Published at 01.08.2018 Country Botswana Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship office raid travel ban intimidation Read more
